HEX atlas value

#F9AE94

#F9AE94 is a warm orange HEX color close to Pastel Coral. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 249, 174, 148, HSL 15, 89%, 78%, has luminance 0.5255, and belongs to the pastel group.

orange warm pastel

#F9AE94 Sample readable text

HEX #F9AE94

RGB rgb(249, 174, 148)

HSL hsl(15 89% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 30, 41, 2)

Luminance 0.5255

Contrast Black 11.51:1White 1.82:1

CSS

--color-f9ae94: #F9AE94;
.background-f9ae94 { background-color: #F9AE94; }
.text-f9ae94 { color: #F9AE94; }

Luminance0.5255

Black text11.51:1AA Pass

White text1.82:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#F9AE94","rgb":[249,174,148],"hsl":[15,89,78],"cmyk":[0,30,41,2],"luminance":0.5255,"contrast":{"black":11.51,"white":1.82}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.51,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.82,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FEF0EC","hex":"#FEF0EC","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.89,"contrastWhite":1.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F9E095","hex":"#F9E095","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.12,"contrastWhite":1.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#95E0F9","hex":"#95E0F9","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.31,"contrastWhite":1.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.26,"contrastWhite":1.71,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.1,"contrastWhite":1.74,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","pastel","pastel orange","Pastel Coral adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f9ae94.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-coral.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-coral.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#95E0F9","analogous":["#F995AE","#F9E095"],"triadic":["#95F9AE","#AE95F9"],"tetradic":["#AEF995","#95E0F9","#E095F9"],"splitComplementary":["#95F9E0","#95AEF9"],"monochromatic":["#FEF0EC","#F9AE94","#F46C3E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FEF0EC","dark":"#F46C3E","saturated":"#FFAB8F","desaturated":"#ECB4A1","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFC9B8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-coral","name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","distance":20.54263858417414},{"slug":"soft-coral","name":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","distance":20.97617696340303},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":26.77685567799177},{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":30.133038346638727},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":31.32091952673165}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F9AE94

#F9AE94 is classified as a warm orange value with pastel visual character. #F9AE94 is visually closest to Pastel Coral, a named red color with HEX #FFB3A7.

The RGB channels are 249, 174, and 148, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 15deg with 89% saturation and 78% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and soft UI backgrounds. Its luminance is 0.5255, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.54, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.51:1AA Pass

White text1.82:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F9AE94 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.51:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.82:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FEF0EC#000000 text · best 18.89:1#FEF0EC

#F9E095#000000 text · best 16.12:1#F9E095

#95E0F9#000000 text · best 14.31:1#95E0F9

Pastel Coral#000000 text · best 12.26:1#FFB3A7

Pale Gold#000000 text · best 12.1:1#E6BE8A

Generated Palette

#F9AE94#F9AE94

#95E0F9#95E0F9

#F995AE#F995AE

#F9E095#F9E095

#FEF0EC#FEF0EC

#F46C3E#F46C3E

Color Harmonies

#95E0F9#95E0F9

#F995AE#F995AE

#F9E095#F9E095

#95F9AE#95F9AE

#AE95F9#AE95F9

Variants

#FEF0EC#FEF0EC

#F46C3E#F46C3E

#FFAB8F#FFAB8F

#ECB4A1#ECB4A1

White#FFFFFF

#FFC9B8#FFC9B8

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Coral#FFB3A7

Soft Coral#F7A8A8

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

Light Salmon#FFA07A

Salmon Rose#E7968B

#F9AE94

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F9AE94

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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